For immediate release:
18 February 2021
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David Pearl 202-483-7382
Rochester, Minnesota. – To celebrate the start of the Pisces season on February 19, PETA scoured the country for Best Faux Fish Dishes of 2021– and a favorite of local vegans Old Abe & Co. ranked on the list for its spicy salmon, a hearty bowl of brown rice for sushi topped with a salmon salad with shirach, sesame radish and crispy chickpea layers topped with gochujan aioli.
“Flavored Vegan Sushi Plate from Old Abe & Co. is the perfect fishy way to celebrate the Pisces season, ”says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “Every diner on the PETA list is causing a stir among visitors who consider fish to be very sensitive, worried about the health of our oceans and rivers, or simply want to lower their cholesterol levels.”
More fish are killed each year than all other animals combined. They slowly choke or die as they are dragged out of the oceans by huge nets, and the bellies of those who survive are cut open on the decks of fishing boats while they are still alive.
Anyone who goes vegan saves about 200 animals each year; reduces their risk of developing cancer, heart disease, strokes, diabetes and obesity; and may even help stave off future pandemics, as SARS, swine flu, avian flu and COVID-19 all arose from keeping and killing animals for food.
Other winners on PETA’s list include Bagel & Lox from ESSEN in Cincinnati; sandwich without fish from the burger “Earth” San Antonio; Tuna Salad from Kindred in New Orleans Fisch Fry Sandwich from Cheeze Factory in Baraboo, Wisconsin; and Phish & Chips from Earth Aloha Eats in Lahaina, Hawaii.
Each establishment will receive a framed certificate from PETA, which also offers lists of ready-to-reheat vegan seafood available in grocery stores and amazing vegan fish recipes on its website.
PETA, whose motto is in part that “the animals are not ours to eat” – opposes arrogance, a worldview focused on human superiority. For more information please visit PETA.org or subscribe to the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram…